The Taraba State Police command has apprehended three suspected bandits responsible for the supply of arms and ammunition to a wanted terrorist, Ali Kachalla, and other bandits in Niger, Zamfara, and Katsina states.
The suspects, Ibrahim Mohammed, Rabiu Abdullahi, and Umar Usman Wara, according to the police, are responsible for terrorizing residents of Gassol, Jalingo, Yorro, and Takum local government areas of Taraba state.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP David Iloyanomon, while parading the trio alongside 25 other suspected criminals, said they were apprehended through credible intelligence in conjunction with the FID-STS. According to him, “the operatives of FID-STS, in conjunction with Taraba State Command, while acting on credible intelligence, arrested three notorious bandits, namely; Ibrahim Mohammed, 50 years old, of Shinkafi Local Government of Zamfara State; Rabiu Abdullahi, 40 years old, of Sabon-Layi, Jalingo Town; and Umar Usman Wara.“The culprits are responsible for terrorizing Gassol, Jalingo, Yorro, and Takum.
He noted that in all of the operations, the Command was able to recover “7 AK-47 rifles, 2 locally made pistols, 1 Beretta, 30 5.5mm live ammunitions, and 128 7.62mm ammunitions. Others include, “1 Honda Motorcycle, 2 live Cartridges, 3 knives, 1 cutlass, 1 axe, 1 plier, 1 Itel handset, 1 plate number, 1 Tricycle, eight hundred and fifty thousand naira cash, 102 cows, One Lar rifle, Two SMG rifles, One fabricated AK-47 rifle, and Fourteen Magazines.”While thanking the state governor, Dr.
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